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Old 02-26-2021, 07:31 AM   #1
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Is my Kindle 3 "Special Offers" ?
Bought a 2nd hand Kindle 3, to make sure I have a spare after another one recently gave up the ghost. (I dislike tactile screens and virtual keyboards)

Is there a simple way to tell whether it is a "Special Offers" model, or not ?
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Old 02-26-2021, 07:59 AM   #2
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I suggest you register your K3 to make sure it's not blacklisted.

To find out if it is special offers or not, connect to your WiFi and you'll see the ads if it is.
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Old 02-26-2021, 08:34 AM   #3
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To find out if it is special offers or not, connect to your WiFi and you'll see the ads if it is.
Thank you, but I would like to know _without_ activating the WiFi..
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Thank you, but I would like to know _without_ activating the WiFi..
But you need to activate WiFi to register so you'll know if it's blacklisted or not. If it is blacklisted, it won't do as a spare Kindle.#

You should see an advert on the bottom of the home screen if it is the special offers firmware.
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But you need to activate WiFi to register so you'll know if it's blacklisted or not.
What's the point of registering ?

(I load all my books from the computer)
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What's the point of registering ?

(I load all my books from the computer)
If you never turn on wifi and aren't going to register, what do you care whether it is a "special offers" version or not?
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If you never turn on wifi and aren't going to register, what do you care whether it is a "special offers" version or not?
Even with WiFI off, the home screen has an advert regardless of how long WiFi is off.
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Even with WiFI off, the home screen has an advert regardless of how long WiFi is off.
Well, then, that is how to tell whether it is a special offers version or not.

Why didn't you say so in you first reply?
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Well, then, that is how to tell whether it is a special offers version or not.

Why didn't you say so in you first reply?
Because I didn't have my PW3 handy to have a look.
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Old 02-26-2021, 04:48 PM   #10
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If you never turn on wifi and aren't going to register, what do you care whether it is a "special offers" version or not?
Even with WiFI off, the home screen has an advert regardless of how long WiFi is off.
- The WiFi has NEVER been on yet, so I have no advert (yet).
- I would like to know if I can turn it on, without starting adverts, so I can for instance consult Wikipedia..

Would the firmware nversion depend on Ads/No Ads ?
The serial number prefix ?
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Would the firmware nversion depend on Ads/No Ads ?
The serial number prefix ?
Whether or not a Kindle has "special offers" does not depend on the serial number or firmware. It is a setting controlled by Amazon's servers.
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Old 02-27-2021, 05:30 AM   #12
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Whether or not a Kindle has "special offers" does not depend on the serial number or firmware. It is a setting controlled by Amazon's servers.
OK Thank you.
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I have a PW3 that is the ad version. WiFi has been off forever. The PW3 was originally registered. I sent it back for problems and they reportedly reflashed the firmware (the same version that I had already flashed it to). But when it came back, it was unregistered. I never bothered to re-register it. I sideload all my books and keep WiFi turned off.

I do not have an ads on my home screen.
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